Savage House plot recap, spoiler-light
Set in eighteenth century England amidst a smallpox outbreak and the Jacobite uprising, impoverished couple Sir Chauncey and Lady Savage reside in a Yorkshire estate with their daughter Fanny. When high-ranking guests, the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, announce plans to flee their current unsafe lodgings and stay with the Savages, the family plunges into severe debt to fund lavish preparations. Lady Savage sells cherished heirlooms, including a priceless diamond ring, while Chauncey hires temporary staff, such as stablemen Darby and Leslie, to masquerade as footmen.
Behind the scenes, household servants Reginald Halifax and Dorothy Neville secretly conspire to destroy the marriage of their employers for personal financial gain. Amidst mounting medical ailments from gout and failed dinner invitations due to social snobbery and pox fears, tensions escalate when Chauncey discovers infidelity between his wife and Reginald, sparking a deadly feud that threatens to tear the entire household apart before the grand reception even begins.
What happens at the end of Savage House?
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